Russian Corps Commander Dismissed After Loss of Siversk

Serhii Sirchenko, the now-former commander of Russia's 11th Army Corps, has been dismissed following the recent loss of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast. The dismissal comes after an intense struggle in one of the war’s focal battlegrounds, with Siversk falling to Russian forces late last year amid heavy fog that concealed their movements. Sirchenko had led the corps for nearly 500 days before being removed from his position. The loss of this strategic city appears to have been a critical factor in Sir